Coq Au VinChicken With Wine

Ingredients

• 3 to 4 lb boilingroasting chicken
• 3 Tbsp butter
• 1 Tbsp salad oil
• 4 oz piece smokes streaky bacon cubed
• 12 baby onions
• 2 sticks celery finely chopped
• 2 c mushrooms quartered
• 1 garlic clove crushed
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 2 c red Burgundy wine
• 12 c plus 2 Tbsp water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig fresh thyme or 14 tsp dried thyme
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. Wash and dry chicken cut up
2. Melt butter in a pan with the oil
3. Fry the bacon cubes until golden brown
4. Remove bacon and drain
5. Fry the chicken until brown turning once
6. Put the bacon and chicken into an ovenproof casserole
7. Fry the onions with the celery in the pan until soft add to casserole
8. Melt a little more butter in pan add mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes then drain